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Virologists watch for SARS mutation
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, May 1, 2003 | By Amy Fagan

Posted on 04/30/2003 10:51:50 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:02:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

As scientists around the world work to find vaccines and diagnostic tests for SARS, some worry that the virus could mutate, making their job even more difficult.

"This has been very much on the mind of the virologists and those of us in public health," said Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the department of preventive medicine and a professor of infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville, Tenn. "If it did that, it would make the challenge of developing a vaccine very, very much greater."


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KEYWORDS: sars
Thursday, May 1, 2003

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